Let the Scenes of Memories to fly with the
Majesty of the
Theater of Dreams.
- "The Ytse Jam
". A Sdrawkcab and Meaningful Name for an awesome instrumental.
- Images and Words.
- While split up in three parts, the "A Mind Beside Itself" suite ("Erotomania"-"Voices"-"The Silent Man") is pure sheer of awesome.
- "A Change of Seasons": 23 minutes of awesomeness talking about the cycle of life itself.
- From the not-so-loved Falling Into Infinity, we have the 12 beautiful minutes of "Trial of Tears".
- Also the entirety of Metropolis Part II: Scenes From A Memory.
- Overture 1928, while not the longest or flashiest song technically, does an amazing job of mashing up the melodies of the other songs on the album in a way that feels completely natural and is completely unnoticeable.
- "The Dance of Eternity", which has one hundred and six time signature changes in six minutes. Both Myung and Portnoy deserve mention.
- "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence": One song, eight parts and 42 minutes of awesome. For maximum awesomeness, listen to all of the parts non-stop (if necessary, take a music-editing program and edit all the song parts together) for an absolutely epic joyride.
- Off that album The Glass Prison deserves a special mention. The intro alone - which is admittedly quite long, but it is Dream Theater - is more awesome than some bands cram into one album.
- The Darker and Edgier Train Of Thought gives us "This Dying Soul", the second part of Mike's Twelve-Step Suite.
- "Octavarium" is widely considered to be one of their most epic songs. It is a 24-minute, 5-movement suite which ties the whole album together.
- Panic Attack's bassline, that is all.
- From that very album, These Walls, while not quite on the same incredible level as the titular track, is a fantastic, beautiful song on its own.
- Two words: Sacrificed Sons. Especially the second half of the song.
- The second act of their 20th anniversary concert features them playing with a full symphony orchestra. If you think DT is awesome per se, then wait until you hear "Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence" and "Octavarium".
- And for that matter, Metropolis. It is the greatest possible way to finish an album ever.
- "In the Presence of Enemies", both parts.
- Constant Motion", one of Dream Theater's few singles, combines the speed of thrash metal with the technicality that is their hallmark, with a refrain worthy of power metal. "Forevermore! Into the night, blistering!"
- The Dark Eternal Night
- "The Ministry of Lost Souls" is an epic Tear Jerker.
- Quite a few fans had doubts about whether they could still be good after Mike Portnoy's departure. And then "On the Backs of Angels" was released.
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